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Kevin Louis Fuller

Age : 43

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/29/2021

Location : Peachtree Street

City : Atlanta

County : Fulton

State : Georgia

Agency : Atlanta Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during confrontation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/29/2021, at approximately 5:34 a.m., an Atlanta Police Department officer was flagged down by a person in Midtown Atlanta who reported that a man armed with a metal pipe was walking along Peachtree Street and striking passing vehicles. Police identified the man as 43-year-old Kevin Louis Fuller. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation later confirmed Fuller's identity in its official compilation of 2021 police shootings.
Before the officer encountered Fuller, police alleged that Fuller struck another man on Peachtree Street with the pipe and smashed the man's cellphone. The man suffered injuries that authorities described as not life-threatening. The officer subsequently located Fuller, who was still carrying the metal pipe.
According to the GBI, the officer repeatedly ordered Fuller to stop and put down the pipe. Police alleged that Fuller instead continued moving toward the officer while holding it. The officer initially deployed a Taser, but authorities said the Taser did not incapacitate Fuller.
Police alleged that Fuller continued advancing toward the officer after the Taser deployment. The officer then fired his service handgun, striking Fuller. Police recovered the metal pipe from the scene. Fuller was transported to an Atlanta hospital in critical condition.
Fuller subsequently died from the injuries inflicted by the Atlanta police officer, making the encounter a fatal police shooting. The GBI's official 2021 shooting database identifies Fuller as the person involved in the 08/29/2021 Peachtree Street Atlanta Police Department shooting.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation conducted the independent investigation into the officer's use of deadly force, with the completed investigation designated for submission to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office for prosecutorial review.
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https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/atlanta-police-shoot-kill-man-on-peachtree-street/
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/man-shot-killed-by-atlanta-police-peachtree-street/
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-police-shooting-peachtree-street/
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/atlanta-police-involved-in-shooting-gbi-investigating/85-42e88357-27c0-4e42-b235-fd09173a12f1

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-on-peachtree-street